At the recent London Book Fair Exact Editions launched its new free publisher service: smart ISBN’s. The smart ISBNs were showcased through a collection of poetry books that was made freely available for the period of the fair: the Carcanet Caribbean Collection. 16 books by Caribbean poets from the Carcanet list. While the collection is no longer completely open, the books can be previewed as a group or individually via their smart ISBNs.
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Frank Ramsey who made seminal contributions in four disciplines dying at the tragically early age of 26, is the subject of a brilliant and rounded biography by Cheryl Misak: Frank Ramsey: a Sheer Excess of Powers. Catherine Belton has written a deeply researched and bold book on the murky backgrounds of Russia’s populist autocrat: Putin’s People. Whereas Smellosophy: What the Nose Tells the Mind is the intriguing title of a philosophical-neurological treatise that snuffles its way … Keep Reading
Exact Editions is assembling and providing free access to a digital collection of non-fiction books related to the history and culture of Ukraine in support of the Ukrainian people during these difficult times.
The collection currently includes 18 books from Yale University Press, Edinburgh University Press, Reaktion, Hurst, Central European University Press, Cambridge Scholars Publishing and Open Book Publishers. The books are written by specialists in European history, Russian studies, political science, Islamic history … Keep Reading
The Frankfurt Book fair has announced a Bookfest Digital for 17th October 2020. This will be a full day of interactive digital presentations, discussions, readings and debates held in the middle of the shortened, post COVID-19 Frankfurter Buchmesse. Attendance at this virtual event will be free and there is no charge for entering as an exhibitor or presenter, but the events will be chosen and arranged into appropriate streams and sessions … Keep Reading
How do we evaluate ambiguous concepts such as wellbeing, freedom, and social justice? How do we develop policies that offer everyone the best chance to achieve what they want from life? The capability approach, a theoretical framework pioneered by the philosopher and economist Amartya Sen in the 1980s, has become an increasingly influential way to think about these issues.
Wellbeing, Freedom and Social Justice: The Capability Approach Re-Examined is both an introduction to the capability approach and a thorough evaluation … Keep Reading
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